【正文】 Lesson 3 Pl。s one o39。 she sai d. 39。t understand t hem ! Do t hey speak English ? l eson26 The best art cri ti cs 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an ar t st udent and I pai nt a l ot of pi ctures. Many peopl e pretend t hat XXl soon learn Engl ish!39。 I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I coul d not understand him . My t eacher never spoke English l ike t hat ! The por ter and I looked at each other and sm il ed. Then he sai d som et hing and I under st ood it . 39。 I r epeated m y questi on several t imes and at last he under stood. He answer ed me, but he spoke neit her slowl y nor clear ly. 39。t her e i s st il l some honest y i n thi s worl d !39。Wel l, 39。s r oom 39。5o. 39。s l osi ng money these days,39。 The manager was sympathet ic, but he could do nothi ng. 39。and it 39。 I l eft the m oney i n my room, 39。s of fi ce and sat down. I had just lost amp。t r eali ze one impor tant thing. I39。s a wast e of ti me.39。 my fr iends say. 39。 I said sadly. Leson20 One man in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishing i s my f avour it e spor t. I oft en fi sh for hour s wi thout catchi ng anythi ng. But t hi s does not wor ry m e. Some f ishermen ar e unlucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, they cat ch old boots and r ubbi sh. I am e ven less lucky. I never catch anythi ng not even old boots. Af ter havi ng spent whole m or nings on the r iver , I al ways go hom e wit h an empty bag. 39。s per for mance. 39。t he gir l said, 39。 I asked. 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。 he asked. 39。 Susan excl ai med. Just hen, a m an hur ri ed to the ti cket of fi ce. 39。 t he gir l said. 39。Im sorr y, we39。May I have t wo t icket s please ?39。 Susan answer ed. 39。 I sai d. 39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。 he said 39。I 39。t got my bag.39。but I can39。Yes, thank you, 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 l esson18 H e oft en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vi l age inn, I looked f or my bag. I had l eft i t on a chair beside t he door and now i t wasn39。 I f you r ecei ve a request l ike thi s, you cannot f ai l to obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer is an actr es. She must be at least t hir ty fi ve years ol d. I n spit e of this, she of ten appear s on the stage as a young gir l. Jennif er wil l have t o take part i n a new play soon. Thi s ti me, she wi l be a gi rl of seventeen. I n t he pl ay, she must appear i n a br ight red dr ess and long bl ack stoc kings. Last year in anot her play, she had t o wear shor t socks and a br ight , or angecolour ed dres. If anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she al ways answer s, 39。100 a year! Leson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you park your car i n the wr ong place, a tr af fi c pol i cem an wi l soon fi nd it . You wi l be very l ucky if he let s you go wit hout a t icket. However , thi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic pol ice are someti mes ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day in Sweden, I f ound this not e on my car: 39。t int er rupt ,39。 I sai d i n a weak voice. 39。 As I soon learnt , he was Engl ish himself ! Leson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr etar y tol d me t hat Mr. Har mswor t h would see me. I felt very ner vous when. I went i nto hi s off ice. He did not look up f r om his desk when I entered. Aft er I had sat down, he said t hat busines was very bad. He t old m e that the f ir m could not af ord to pay such large salari es. Twenty people had alr eady left . I knew that my t ur n had e. 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be st ayi ng f or fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e, t hey wil l give f ive perf orm ances. As usual , t he poli ce wil l have a di f icult ti me. They wil l be tr yi ng t o keep or der . It i s al ways t he same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l eft a smal vil lage i n the south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to t he next t own. On the way, a young man waved to m e. I stopped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got into the car , I sai d good morni ng to hi m i n Fr ench and he r epl ied i n the same l anguage. Apart f rom a f ew words, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Nei ther of us spoke duri ng the j our ney. I had near ly r eached the t own, when the young man suddenly said, ver y slowl y, 39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wil l sai l fr om Port sm out h t om orr ow. We shal meet hi m at t he har bour earl y i n the m or ning. He wi l be i n hi s sm al boat , Topsail . Tapsai l i s a f am ous l it tl e boat . It has sai led across the At lanti c many ti me s. Capt ai n Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。 Har r y sai d, 39。 2. To m y sur pri se, he gave m e t he m oney im m edi at el y. 39。s. Lesson 11 One good t urn deserves another 禮尚往來 I was havi ng di nner at a r estaur ant when Har ry St el e cam e in. Har y wor ked in a l awyer 39。s two m inutes past t welve! The cl ock has stopped!39。 tim e. Fi ft een m inutes pased and then, at f ive t o twel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The bi g m i nute hand di d not m ove. We waited and wai ted, but nothi ng happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 39。s. Bil l works harder than Joe and gr ows mor e fl owers and veget abl es, but Joe39。 each year , but Joe wins every t im e. Bi l Fr ith39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Br idge Str eet . Yest erday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me f or a meal and a gl ass of ber . In r eturn for t hi s, t he beggar st ood on his head and sang songs. I gave hi m a m eal . He ate t he food and drank t he beer. Then he put a piece of cheese i n his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour t old m e about him. Ever ybody knows him. Hi s name i s Per cy Butt ons. He cal s at every house in t he st r et once a month and always asks f or a meal and a gl as of beer . Lesson 7 Too l ate 為時(shí)太晚 The plane was late and detecti ves wer e wai ting at t he ai rpor t al l morni ng. They were expect ing a val uabl e par cel